Hiaasen Channels His Inner Hacker

In humorist Carl Hiaasen's world, golf is just another word for humiliation. It's a theme that resonates throughout his new book, "The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport."

Mr. Hiaasen, who writes a Sunday column for the Miami Herald, is the best-selling author of such novels as "Tourist Season" and "Double Whammy." Several of his books have been made into movies, including...